shield
noun
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
shieldless
-
a word derived from
shield.
Example Sentences
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Springs in the umbrella's "spokes" would automatically snap the covering into a rigid rectangle that could be positioned close to the skin of the shieldless spacecraft.
From Time Magazine Archive
With ferß curag ben the knychtis met, 1068 The king his ſpere apone the knycht hath set, That al in peciß flaw in to the felde; The red knight, though shieldless, overthrows his foe.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
He was a tall, very lean man, smooth faced, and black haired, helmetless and shieldless, but wearing the plated hauberk of the soldier.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
The king to heaven belonging fled, When thou, in war's quick death-game bred, Unpanzered, shieldless on the plain His heavy steel-clad guards hadst slain.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
